Mike Venafro

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: August 2, 1973 in Takoma Park, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 29th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA).

High School: Paul VI HS (Fairfax, VA)

School: James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)

Last Game: September 30, 2006 (Age 33-059d)
vs. CHC 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Michael Robert Venafro

Pronunciation: \VEN-a-fro\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

ERA

4.09

307

253.1

131

WHIP

1.413

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1995	21	-0.1	Hudson Valley	NYPL	A-	TEX	9	1	.900	2.13	2.31	32	0	12	0	0	2	50.2	37	13	12	0	21	2	32	5	3	1	200	1.145	6.6	0.0	3.7	5.7	1.52
1996	22	0.7	Charleston SC	SALL	A	TEX	1	3	.250	3.51	4.12	50	0	42	0	0	19	59.0	57	27	23	0	21	3	62	3	0	13	258	1.322	8.7	0.0	3.2	9.5	2.95
1997	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	TEX	4	3	.571	3.43	4.33	46	0	36	0	0	11	60.1	64	29	23	3	33	1	48	3	0	2	271	1.608	9.5	0.4	4.9	7.2	1.45
1997	23	-1.1	Tulsa	TL	AA	TEX	0	1	.000	3.45	6.89	11	0	9	0	0	1	15.2	13	12	6	1	12	0	13	2	0	1	75	1.596	7.5	0.6	6.9	7.5	1.08
1997	23	0.5	Port Charlotte	FLOR	A+	TEX	4	2	.667	3.43	3.43	35	0	27	0	0	10	44.2	51	17	17	2	21	1	35	1	0	1	196	1.612	10.3	0.4	4.2	7.1	1.67
1998	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	TEX	3	4	.429	3.89	4.28	59	0	43	0	0	14	69.1	61	33	30	8	36	0	60	3	0	4	305	1.399	7.9	1.0	4.7	7.8	1.67
1998	24	-2.5	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	0	0		6.35	6.35	13	0	4	0	0	0	17.0	19	12	12	3	10	0	15	2	0	1	82	1.706	10.1	1.6	5.3	7.9	1.50
1998	24	-0.3	Tulsa	TL	AA	TEX	3	4	.429	3.10	3.61	46	0	39	0	0	14	52.1	42	21	18	5	26	0	45	1	0	3	223	1.299	7.2	0.9	4.5	7.7	1.73
1999	25	-1.6	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	0	0		5.40	5.40	6	0	3	0	0	1	11.2	16	7	7	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	46	1.371	12.3	1.5	0.0	5.4
1999	25	-4.2	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	3	2	.600	3.29	3.82	65	0	11	0	0	0	68.1	63	29	25	4	22	0	37	3	0	0	283	1.244	8.3	0.5	2.9	4.9	1.68
2000	26	-2.9	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	3	1	.750	3.83	4.31	77	0	21	0	0	1	56.1	64	27	24	2	21	4	32	4	0	1	248	1.509	10.2	0.3	3.4	5.1	1.52
2001	27	-1.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	5	5	.500	4.80	5.25	70	0	20	0	0	4	60.0	54	35	32	2	28	4	29	7	0	3	266	1.367	8.1	0.3	4.2	4.4	1.04
2002	28	1.1	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	OAK	0	1	.000	6.97	6.97	8	0	2	0	0	0	10.1	12	8	8	2	1	0	14	2	0	0	46	1.258	10.5	1.7	0.9	12.2	14.00
2002	28	-0.7	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	2	2	.500	4.62	5.35	47	0	8	0	0	0	37.0	45	22	19	5	14	2	16	2	0	1	168	1.595	10.9	1.2	3.4	3.9	1.14
2003	29	1.9	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	HOU	2	1	.667	3.54	3.54	23	0	9	0	0	0	28.0	35	11	11	0	5	1	11	1	0	2	121	1.429	11.3	0.0	1.6	3.5	2.20
2003	29	0.4	TBD	AL	Maj	TBD	1	0	1.000	4.74	4.74	24	0	6	0	0	0	19.0	24	10	10	1	3	0	9	3	0	1	85	1.421	11.4	0.5	1.4	4.3	3.00
2004	30		2 Teams	PCL	AAA	KCR-LAD	2	5	.286	4.64	4.92	40	0	17	0	0	3	64.0	78	35	33	8	21	2	45	5	0	3	296	1.547	11.0	1.1	3.0	6.3	2.14
2004	30	2.8	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	2	4	.333	4.37	4.68	35	0	15	0	0	2	57.2	70	30	28	8	19	2	41	4	0	3	266	1.543	10.9	1.2	3.0	6.4	2.16
2004	30	2.8	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	LAD	0	1	.000	7.11	7.11	5	0	2	0	0	1	6.1	8	5	5	0	2	0	4	1	0	0	30	1.579	11.4	0.0	2.8	5.7	2.00
2004	30	0.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	0	0		4.00	5.00	17	0	2	0	0	0	9.0	11	5	4	1	3	1	6	2	0	0	42	1.556	11.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	2.00
2005	31	3.8	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	LAD	0	1	.000	6.85	7.66	53	0	13	0	0	1	44.2	60	38	34	4	35	5	24	5	0	0	224	2.127	12.1	0.8	7.1	4.8	0.69
2006	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	CIN	3	1	.750	2.35	2.35	56	0	13	0	0	2	38.1	29	10	10	1	13	3	28	2	0	3	155	1.096	6.8	0.2	3.1	6.6	2.15
2006	32	4.9	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	0	0		2.45	2.45	36	0	8	0	0	2	22.0	19	6	6	0	8	3	18	1	0	1	92	1.227	7.8	0.0	3.3	7.4	2.25
2006	32	5.2	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	COL	3	1	.750	2.20	2.20	20	0	5	0	0	0	16.1	10	4	4	1	5	0	10	1	0	2	63	0.918	5.5	0.6	2.8	5.5	2.00
2006	32	2.9	COL	NL	Maj	COL	1	0	1.000	2.45	2.45	7	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	3	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	15	1.636	7.4	0.0	7.4	4.9	0.67
2007	33		3 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	STL	1	2	.333	4.65	4.83	51	0	14	0	0	2	50.1	61	27	26	2	20	1	28	7	0	3	231	1.609	10.9	0.4	3.6	5.0	1.40
2007	33	6.2	Memphis	PCL	AAA	STL	0	1	.000	12.79	12.79	8	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	13	9	9	0	6	0	5	1	0	2	38	3.000	18.5	0.0	8.5	7.1	0.83
2007	33	6.2	Rochester	IL	AAA	MIN	1	0	1.000	5.40	5.40	12	0	4	0	0	2	11.2	13	7	7	0	7	0	5	4	0	0	59	1.714	10.0	0.0	5.4	3.9	0.71
2007	33	6.2	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	0	1	.000	2.78	3.06	31	0	8	0	0	0	32.1	35	11	10	2	7	1	18	2	0	1	134	1.299	9.7	0.6	1.9	5.0	2.57
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		15	10	.600	4.09	4.58	307	0	68	0	0	5	253.1	264	129	115	15	94	11	131	21	0	6	1107	1.413	9.4	0.5	3.3	4.7	1.39
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		25	22	.532	4.01	4.40	424	0	204	0	0	55	486.2	510	238	217	30	206	18	359	36	3	31	2153	1.471	9.4	0.6	3.8	6.6	1.74
All Levels (13 Seasons)							40	32	.556	4.04	4.46	731	0	272	0	0	60	740.0	774	367	332	45	300	29	490	57	3	37	3260	1.451	9.4	0.5	3.6	6.0	1.63

AAA (8 seasons)					Minors		8	11	.421	4.80	5.04	250	0	75	0	0	9	264.1	310	148	141	22	105	12	172	24	0	12	1201	1.570	10.6	0.7	3.6	5.9	1.64
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		3	5	.375	3.18	4.37	57	0	48	0	0	15	68.0	55	33	24	6	38	0	58	3	0	4	298	1.368	7.3	0.8	5.0	7.7	1.53
A+ (1 season)					Minors		4	2	.667	3.43	3.43	35	0	27	0	0	10	44.2	51	17	17	2	21	1	35	1	0	1	196	1.612	10.3	0.4	4.2	7.1	1.67
A (1 season)					Minors		1	3	.250	3.51	4.12	50	0	42	0	0	19	59.0	57	27	23	0	21	3	62	3	0	13	258	1.322	8.7	0.0	3.2	9.5	2.95
A- (1 season)					Minors		9	1	.900	2.13	2.31	32	0	12	0	0	2	50.2	37	13	12	0	21	2	32	5	3	1	200	1.145	6.6	0.0	3.7	5.7	1.52